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The De Dion-Bouton company produced automobiles until 1932 and trikes from 1897-1905. As with many of the early motorcycle and trike companies, they started out creating steam vehicles. In 1882, Jules-Albert de Dion, engineer Georges Bouton, and Charles-Armand Trepardoux (George’s brother-in-law) started a company just outside of Paris. In 1884, they built their first steam powered […]

In September, Royal Enfield started US operations based in Milwaukee. First, a little history: The British motorcycle company started in 1893 as the Enfield Cycle Company. They built motorcycles, fixed engines, and lawnmowers. Additionally, and as with a lot of early motorcycle companies, they also built bicycles and weapons, including the Enfield rifle. In 1901, […]

A company called Aerofex might be the first company to really find success with hovercrafts. In the pictures and video there are different prototypes, so you can see how the project has progressed. Just a note, since the rider’s body position and the maneuvering of the vehicle is more like a bike, we refer to […]

There are two reasons that the Hildebrand & Wolfmuller German brand of antique motorcycles is notable in the history of motorcycles. First, they were the world’s first production motorcycle. Second, they were the first to use the term “motorcycles” – motorrad in German translates into the word motorcycles in English. As with many of the […]

Part I of this two-part article on the safety improvements of using a motorcycle helmet with integrated Bluetooth was about the disadvantages of using a traditional helmet with earbuds and a microphone. Here are some examples showing the improved safety of using a Hawk Bluetooth helmet instead of the traditional choice: My cell phone was […]